Tesla Motors

Tesla Motors is an American company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric cars and electric vehicle powertrain components for vehicles from other automakers (for instance, lithium-ion battery packs). Named after electrical engineer and physicist Nikola Tesla, Tesla Motors was founded by Elon Musk, Martin Eberhard, Mark Tarpenning, JB Straubel and Ian Wright in 2003.

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OverviewTesla Motors, founded by Elon Musk, Marc Tarpenning and Martin Eberhard, is a company that produces a high-performance electric sports car, and is backed by a number of high-profile investors. Introduced in June 2006 to the public complete with a test drive by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Tesla Roadster is able to go from 0 to 60 in less than 4 seconds (competitive with Porsche and …